Archive

  • Comment - Why the planet may well thank Swiss Re's CEO Christian Mumenthaler

    03 April 2024

    Swiss Re announced today Mumenthaler will leave the group - destination unknown - in July

  • Swiss Re admits investments alone cannot sustain adequate business margins

    30 July 2021

    CEO says "more optimistic than ever" on net zero moves, "but I just hope it's not too late"

  • Swiss Re chief economist urges G7 to put action behind words

    15 June 2021

    Haegeli calls for programme resembling 'Build America Bonds' of 2009

  • Swiss Re sees investment return fall, and warns of worse to come

    19 February 2021

    Avoided many 'fallen angels' and impairments

  • Swiss Re "dodged bullets" selling bonds in H1 before downgrades

    31 July 2020

    Firm's ESG benchmark beats traditional equities and credit indices in H1

  • Swiss Re posts $300m Q1 investment loss but hedging helps

    30 April 2020

    Impairments kept to $20m

  • Equities and bonds help Swiss Re 2019 investments return jump to 4.8%

    20 February 2020

    Insurer to stop investing in and underwriting most polluting gas companies by 2023

  • Rendez-Vous de Septembre: Clouded optimism in uncertain times

    19 September 2018

    The annual reinsurance meeting in Monte Carlo is a good barometer to measure the sector's health. This year, amid successfully managing last year's losses from natural disasters, reinsurers' indicators seem to be flashing 'green'. But uncertainty still looms like black clouds in the distance. Vincent Huck reports

  • Reinsurers welcome shift to 'efficient regulation'

    13 September 2018

    Concept of 'optimal regulation' takes over maximum regulation